Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-35.7a: State agencies — Employing technology personnel — Memo

of understanding with Chief Information Officer — Audit.

A. Except as otherwise provided by the Information Technology

Consolidation and Coordination Act, any state agency may employ

information technology personnel to develop and implement the

agency’s technology strategy, provided that the agency remains

subject to the standards, policies, and oversight established by the

Chief Information Officer of this state for the purposes of data

integrity and security.

B. A state agency may employ information technology personnel

pursuant to this section if it first enters into a memorandum of

understanding with the Chief Information Officer detailing, at a

minimum:

1. The specific positions and job descriptions that the agency

plans to hire;

2. The qualifications of the positions;

3. Agreement by the state agency to be bound by the standards,

policies, and oversight set forth by the Chief Information Officer

for security and data integrity purposes; and

4. Any other terms deemed necessary by the Chief Information

Officer or the state agency.

No information technology personnel shall be hired or retained

by the state agency until a memorandum of understanding has been

fully executed by both the Chief Information Officer and the state

agency.

C. The Chief Information Officer, at his or her discretion, may

audit the state agency’s compliance with the provisions of the

memorandum of understanding and any other requirements of this

section.

D. The authorization described in this section shall not be

construed as a waiver or exemption of any other provisions of the

Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act.